[SciPy-user] New Python Releases and SciPy

[massimo sandal]

Tom Johnson ha scritto:

> Currently [1], 2008-08 is the targeted release for 3.0.  As there will
> be developer releases, is scipy planning to have separate a branch
> dedicated to moving to 3.0?  It seems that a transition can begin now,
> rather than after 3.0 is released, and the ideal situation (in
> dreamland) would be that scipy was near ready by the time 3.0 is
> released.  Also, what is the overall plan with respect to 2.6 and 3.0?
>  Will scipy be maintaining two branches, or will it be demanded that
> people upgrade to 3.0 when scipy upgrades to 3.0?

I have also read that the python guys are preparing a 2.x --> 3.0 
"converter":
http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-3000/#compatibility-and-transition

The "Py3k warnings mode" seems also incredibly useful to me.

Are there some scipy specific issues about the transition

m.

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